For the

week
ending
April 22

Y Y N N N

IRS Staff With Tax Problems: The House

voted, 254-170, to bar the Internal Revenue
Service from adding staff until it affirms to
Congress that none of its 80,000 employees
have serious tax delinquency. A yes vote
was to pass HR 1206 over arguments it was
a political attack on the IRS.

N N Y Y Y

Congressional Staff With Tax Problems: The

House defeated, 177-245, a Democratic bid
to negate HR 1206 (above) whenever the rate
of staff tax delinquency in Congress
(presently 5 percent) exceeds the rate at the
IRS (presently 1 percent). A yes vote was to
adopt the motion.

Y Y N N N

Ban on IRS Bonuses: The House voted, 260

-158, to bar Internal Revenue Service
employee bonuses until after the agency has
demonstrated a thorough customer-service
plan vetted by the Treasury Department
inspector general. A yes vote was to send HR
4890 to the Senate.

KEY VOTES AHEAD

Y Y

Broad Energy Update: The Senate voted, 85

-12, to give federal energy policies their first
broad update since 2007. A yes vote was to
pass S 2012, which promotes fossil and clean
fuels, grid upgrades, energy efficiencies,
liquefied natural-gas exports and sweeping
technology advances.

Y Y

$33 Billion for Aviation: The Senate

authorized, 95-3, a $33.3 billion budget for
federal aviation programs through September
2017. A yes vote was to pass HR 636, which
would tighten airport security, fund airport
improvements, regulate drones and add
several consumer protections.

N N

Appalachian Commission: The Senate

defeated, 25-71, a bid to strip HR 2028 of
$200 million in fiscal 2017 funding for the
Delta Regional Authority, Appalachian
Regional Commission and other multi-state
groupings that receive special federal funding
to combat deep-rooted poverty.
2016 Thomas Voting Reports www.voterama.info

In the week of April 25, the House will take up bills to renew the D.C.
school-voucher program and promote start-up investing, while the
Senate will continue to debate the 2017 energy and water budget.